1. Verb form
of Beat
2. Noun
The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows.
3. Noun
Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.
4. Noun
Pulsative sounds. See Beat, n.
5. Noun
The process of sailing against the wind by tacks in zigzag direction.
6. Noun
the act of overcoming or outdoing
Vocabulary classified under Business and finance
7. Noun
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Vocabulary classified under Sociology
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